Alcohol is used in manometers because

Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines Mcqs
BILAL KHATTAK0

A.It provides a suitable meniscus for the inclined tube
B.Its density being less can provide longer length for a pressure difference, thus more accuracy can be obtained
C.(A) and (B) above
D.Cheap and easily availale
E.Its vapour pressure is low

Related Mcqs:

  1. Mercury is suitable for manometers because
  2. Mercury is generally used in barometer because
  3. Which of the following differences between water at the surface and the lower levels of the oceans is utilized in ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) systems?
  4. In an isothermal atmosphere
  5. When the air temperature is below freezing, the saturation vapour pressure over water is __________?
  6. Heat is energy in the process of being transferred from __________?
  7. Mercury is used in barometers due to
  8. The upper range of mercury thermometer can be increased by
  9. In a shell and tube heat exchanger the baffles are used
  10. Ocean currents originate due to

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